Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
Bangalore: The Upalokayukta has directed the government to take measures to ensure that no sewage, solid waste or effluents are di charged into Puttenahalli Lake. Located near Yelahanka, the once-beautiful lake has turned into a cesspool. At an inspection on Sunday, Upalokayukta Justice SB Majage directed the Bangalore Water Supply …
The IWMI has launched a report, titled ‘Wetlands and People.' The report emphasizes both the important role wetlands play in local communities livelihoods and the intensification of threats to wetlands. The report addresses a variety of issues including wetlands and society, threats to wetlands, wetland agriculture, the agricultural potential of …
Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal. ENVIRONMENT Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries …
A number of lakes in the far-west known for their religious and tourism significance are in crisis, thanks to the apathy of the concerned authority. Even lakes that figured in the Ramsar list like Kailali’s Ghodaghodi lake, and around half a dozen other lakes in Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Kanchanpur, …
Members of the Halayanakanahalli Gram panchayat have taken a firm stand on saving the Hadosiddapura lake, which has come under threat from encroachers since last year. Located off Sarjapur Road, some private builders and developers have reportedly taken over the land surrounding the lake’s periphery, according to members of the …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asked the Environment & Forest Department to constitute the Rivers and Lakes Authority for conservation and protection of rivers and lakes in the State. At a high level meeting convened at his official residence to discuss the initiatives taken by the Environment & Forest Department …
After a tiring day at work, the only thing that refreshes me is a walk to Sanjay Lake area. Nature is the best way to rejuvenate yourself ,” said Ram Mishra, a resident of Mayur Vihar. He feels the presence of a lake near the residential area is a boon …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter Shyam Narayan Chouksey Vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal &Ors.; dated 20/01/2014 regarding Siddique Hassan Talab, Bhopal. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/36-2014(CZ)(MApp)_20Jan2014.pdf
The arrival of winged visitors to Chilika Lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country, has dropped this season with 1.58 lakh fewer migratory birds sighted than the previous season. Ornithologists said the number of birds had perhaps dwindled due to effect of cyclone Phailin. The annual bird count conducted …
Water bodies in the City are fast vanishing due to rampant encroachment. DH photo A report on the condition of lakes in the City is being prepared by lake activists under the aegis of Save Bangalore Lake Trust. Under the initiative, the volunteers will document the quality of water, the …
The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)’s draft regional plan 2021 lists only 12 lakes in NCR, as against thousands of water bodies identified in the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment, developed by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). If the list is not updated, other water bodies and …
As many as nine lakes of Pokhara are likely to make it to the list of protected wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. National Park and Wildlife Conservation Department under-secretary Maheshwor Dhakal, briefed about preparations to designate the nine lakes of the Lake City in the list of Ramsar sites, at …
Nepal added nearly half a million new farming households in a span of 10 years disproving an apparent decline in the popularity of agriculture as an occupation, according to National Agriculture Census 2011-12 released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Tuesday. The census recorded the number of people, …
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has taken a serious notice of water contamination in Manchhar Lake. He said that the polluted water coming from Balochistan and Punjab was causing contamination. He further said the matter of early completion of Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) project would be taken …
India belched over 626 million tones of construction and demolition (C&D;) waste in 2013, which is 52 times more than the ministry of environment and forests’ estimate of construction and demolition waste. The MoEF continues to quote the grossly underestimated figure of 10-12 million tones of waste being generated annually. …
BHOPAL: The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) slammed the state government for not allocating any funds for conservation of the lakes in Bhopal and directed the chief secretary to release the Rs 15 crore fund earmarked by chief minister for the purpose by January 16, 2014. …
BHOPAL: The green panel has on Tuesday directed the state government to finalize draft conditions for granting license to marriage gardens and forward the same to the law department within six weeks. However, the panel objected to some of the environmental parameters not being incorporated and that model by-laws were …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 18/12/2013 regarding pollution of upper lake of Bhopal known as Bhoj wetland and declared as Ramsar site as well as ten other lakes located in and around the Bhopal city. …
This report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations / observations contained in their Sixteenth Report (15th Lok Sabha) on 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies' which was presented to Lok Sabha on 27 November 2012.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Neel Choudhary Vs. State of M.P. & Ors dated 17/12/2013 regarding granting licence to the marriage gardens in Bhopal. The orders states that "certain suggestions to the respondents in our earlier hearings for being incorporated in the conditions of the …
